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Oil & gas to lead Guyana foreign investments in 2018

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Still in its infancy, Guyana’s Oil and Gas Industry is poised to lead Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the South American country come next year - a projection made by Finance Minister Winston Jordan, when he today presented the...
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Gov’t minister supports signing bonus, advance borrowing

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While not confirming whether or not a signature bonus was paid to the Guyana government when a new Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) was signed in 2016 with US oil major ExxonMobil, Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, says he would...
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Using supply base in Guyana would be ExxonMobil’s first preference – CLDB head

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ExxonMobil, its contractors and sub-contractors would be looking as a first preference, to have materials and services needed for exploration and production activities sourced from a supply base in Guyana since this is a more economical option. Project Director at...
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Foreign companies bidding for contracts in Guyana with no local content input – GCCI

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President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), Deodat Indar, says a number of foreign companies have been registering in Guyana and bidding for contracts with no input from the local business community. He told reporters at a...
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Petroleum Act, scientific institute and offshore logistics base among top priorities for 2018 – Trotman

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Guyana will be looking to ramp up its preparation for first oil in 2018 with a number of key initiatives being placed on the front burner according to the country’s Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman. Speaking at a symposium...
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“Elephant Man” says Guyana-Suriname Basin has big potential

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Canadian oil and gas consultant Rob Strong is adamant that much more oil will be found in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, in keeping with his view that the world class Liza discovery is like an elephant; and “elephants don’t travel...
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Partners fast-tracking second Liza FPSO

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ExxonMobil is fast-tracking a second floater project for Guyana’s Liza area development amid suggestions that the next unit will be significantly larger than the 120,000-barrels-per-day Liza-1 unit. According to an Upstream report, plans for a second floating production, storage and...
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Exxon hit early jackpot by drilling “biggest, best prospects first” – Mc Gehee

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ExxonMobil made the decision to begin drilling for oil in Guyana at the Liza field since this prospect was the biggest and best, based on data analysed by the company. By the time the oil major acquired rights to explore...
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Repsol wins Petroleum Economist Award

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Repsol’s issue of certified green bonds, the first of its kind in the global oil and gas sector, has won the recognition of Petroleum Economist magazine. The company has a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Guyana Government to explore...
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TransCanada: Over 24K gallons of oil recovered from spill

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(AP) TransCanada Corp. says it has recovered more than 24,000 gallons of oil from the site of a pipeline leak discovered last week in South Dakota. The company said 24,450 gallons of oil had been recovered as of Wednesday. TransCanada's...
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